When an American Indian patient requests that an egg yolk be placed in a saucer and put under his bed to absorb the pain, the nurse should:
a. explain that medication will relieve the pain better.
b. place the egg in a saucer under the bed.
c. ask the physician for permission.
d. warn that housekeeping staff will remove the egg.
B
The nurse should use methods of pain control that the patient believes will work.
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